Lawyer Referral and Information Service 229 Peachtree Street, Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30303 Please complete all information on the application, including the waiver. Should you have any questions regarding LRIS or the application, please call 404-521-0781. Fax 404-522-0269. Name: State Bar #: Firm: Partner Associate Of Counsel Office Address: (Please check one: Primary Office Branch Office) Phone: E-Mail Address: Fax: Web Site: Additional E-Mail Address: Additional Office Address: (Please check one: Primary Office Branch Office) Phone: Law School: Fax: Graduation date: Month and year of Georgia Bar admission: Currently a member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia: Yes No I am also licensed in the following states: Are you a member of the Hispanic Bar Association? Yes No I hereby certify that I am covered by professional liability insurance of not less than $100,000 / $300,000. (You must submit a copy of your declaration sheet that states the amount of coverage and the length of coverage). Foreign Languages: (Attorney or Staff must be proficient in language(s))
Page Two v Please answer the following questions: 1. Have you previously been a member of the LRIS panel? YES NO 2. Have you previously been a judge? YES NO 3. Have you ever been disciplined by the State Bar of Georgia or by a disciplinary authority in another jurisdiction? YES NO (If you answered yes, please furnish a brief explanation in letter form and attach it with your application.) 4. Are you willing to accept any referrals in which LRIS believes that the client, although not eligible for free legal services, may be able to pay a greatly reduced legal fee? If so, please check here and we will provide you information about our MODEST MEANS PROGRAM. v Please sign below to indicate that you have read the following statements and agree to comply with those requirements: 1. By signing below, the attorney agrees to submit to binding arbitration through the State Bar s Fee Arbitration Program should a dispute over fees arise between the attorney and any client referred by LRIS. 2. By signing below, the attorney agrees to cooperate fully with the LRIS Director and Board in resolving any complaints that may arise between the attorney and any client referred by LRIS. 3. By signing below, the attorney acknowledges that, under LRIS Operating Rules, he/she may not refer a case received through the LRIS to another attorney without prior notification to LRIS. 4. By signing below, the attorney acknowledges having read the LRIS Operating Rules currently in place and agrees to abide by the Operating Rules while serving on the LRIS panel. Attorney acknowledges that it is their responsibility to ensure that they have the most current Operating Rules on file. You may find the most recent copy of the LRIS Operating Rules on our website: http://www.atlantabar.org/?lrishome Signature: Date:
Page Three You may choose up to ten (10) areas of law in which you have experience and will accept referrals. There is a fee of $25.00 for additional areas. If the area of law is marked with an (*),you must meet specific criteria to receive referrals in those areas. Please let us know if you need an application for any specialized areas of law. Areas of Law Administrative Law Consumer Law Insurance Law Real Estate Law Medicaid Banking Healthcare Issues Construction Disputes Medicare Collection Issues Home Insurance Claims Construction Law Social Security Act Collections - FDCPA Life Insurance Issues Deed Transfer Social Security for Children Computer Law Long Term Disability Dispossessory Proceedings Social Security Overpayments Consumer Issues Property Damage Foreclosures State Licensing Identity Theft Short Term Disability Homeowners Association Admiralty Law Predatory Lending Intellectual Property Law Loan Modification Real Estate Commercial Admiralty Contract Law Copyright Real Estate Disputes Contract Draft/Review Patent Litigation Real Estate Purchase and Sales Animal Law Contract Litigation Patent Processing Real Estate- Litigation Animal Law Appeal Law Contracts Criminal Law Trademark International Law Rental Issues - Landlord Rental Issues - Tenant Zoning Appeal - Civil Driving Under Influence International Law Appeal - Criminal Expungments Social Security Law Habeas Corpus Felonies* Labor Law Legal Aid Special Program Juvenile Law Employee Retirement Income Sec Arbitration/Mediation* Misdemeanor Employment Contracts Taxation Law Check here for additional form Parole Board Employment Discrimination Taxation - Business Traffic Issues Employment Disputes Taxation - Individual Aviation Law Fair Labor Standards Act* Aviation Law Educational Law Family Medical Leave Act* Tort Law Special Needs Job Safety Asbestos Bankruptcy Law Student Loan Issues Labor Law Management Dental Malpractice Bankruptcy Chap 11* Tribunal Hearings Labor Law-Employee Environmental Law Bankruptcy Chap 13* Pension Benefits Legal Malpractice Bankruptcy Chap 7* Entertainment Law Sexual Harassment Libel-Slander Bankruptcy for Creditor* Film/TV/Music Unemployment Compensation Medical Malpractice* Publishing Wrongful Termination Negligence Business Law Sports Nursing Home Issues Business Litigation Magistrate Court Law Personal Injury Corporations-Partnerships Family Law Magistrate Court/Small Claims Premises Liability Franchise Adoption Product Liability Non Profit-Tax Exempt Org Child Support Mental Health Law Slip and Fall Security-Stocks-Bonds Contempt of Court Mental Health Wrongful Death Civil Law Contested Divorce* Custody* Military Law Worker's Compensation Law Collections - Defendant Domestic Violence Military Divorce Employer Worker Comp Collections - Plaintiff Foreign Divorce VA Disability Benefits Federal Worker's Compensation Juvenile Law Guardianship Veteran's Rights Worker's Compensation Class Action Law Paternity Prenuptial Agreement Municipal Law Check here for additional form Qualified domestic retirement Municipal Uncontested Divorce Commercial Law Probate Law Commercial Law Forfeiture Law Elder Law Constitutional Law Forfeiture Law Name Change Probate Estates - Litigation American Disability Act HIPPA Law Probate Issues Civil Rights HIPPA Issues Wills - Estate Planning - Trust Civil Service False Arrest Immigration Law Willing to do Jail Visits: Yes No Housing Discrimination Immigration - Asylum* Police Misconduct Immigration - General* Willing to do Hospital Visits: Yes No Prisoners Rights
Page Four LRIS Registration Fees The LRIS membership year runs from June 1st May 31st. Annual dues are $125.00 for members in good standing of the Atlanta Bar Association or the Hispanic Bar Association, and $325.00 for all nonmembers of the Atlanta Bar Association or the Hispanic Bar Association. The annual dues includes up to eight areas of law, each additional area is $25.00. All dues must be paid prior to activation on any panel. WAIVER By its approval of an attorney for membership on the Lawyer Referral and Information Service Panel, the LRIS Board assures the public that the attorney is a member of the Bar in good standing and is qualified to practice law. The Board also assures the public that the attorney adheres to, and will continue to adhere to, the recognized ethical standards of the profession as well as to the Lawyer Referral and Information Service s stated purpose under its operating rules. In furtherance of its obligation to the public, the LRIS Board requests the following information: I hereby authorize the Atlanta Bar Association s Lawyer Referral and Information Service Board to examine any and all pending grievances which is presently on file or which may hereafter be filed with the State Bar of Georgia or any other authoritative disciplinary board as part of my application to the LRIS and during the period that I am a member of the LRIS panel. Attorneys Name: Date: Signature: State Bar No.:
Page Five LRIS Fee-Sharing Agreement Attorneys serving on the Lawyer Referral and Information Service panel shall charge clients referred to them through the Service a $45.00 fee for the first half-hour consultation. The consultation fee must be forwarded to the LRIS, and panel attorneys are not permitted to charge any more or any less than the $45.00 fee for the initial, thirty-minute consultation. The following areas of law are exempt from the $45.00 consultation fee: American Disability Act, Asbestos, Aviation, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Dental Malpractice, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, False Arrest, Immigration, Insurance Law, Employee Labor Law, Legal Malpractice, Libel/Slander, Long Term Disability, Military & VA Law, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Nursing Home Issues, Pension Issues, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Sexual Harassment, Slip and Fall, Social Security, Federal Workers Compensation, Unemployment Compensation, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death Fees charged beyond the first half-hour consultation are to be negotiated directly between the LRIS panel attorney and the client. LRIS does not set fees for its attorneys services, but requires that panel attorneys have a written fee agreement with each client and submit to binding arbitration through the State Bar s Fee Arbitration Program should a problem arise (see Operating Rules). Panel attorneys shall pay to LRIS a percentage of any fees earned from clients referred through the Service, according to the following schedule: Attorney's Fees Percentage of Fee to be given to LRIS $0 to $500 no fee over $500 15 percent of fee in excess of $500 All percentage fees are due and payable to the Atlanta Bar Association within thirty (30) days of receipt of payment from the client by the panel attorney. Attorneys Name: Date: Signature: State Bar No.:
Page Six Any open case or referral from LRIS to this attorney left with the firm/partnership will be subject to the same reporting and fee payment agreements under which it was accepted until each case or referral is complete; LRIS Member Attorney: PRINT Signature Date Authorized Firm Signature : N/A Statement of Obligation This statement confirms that attorney has joined the Lawyer Referral and Information Service of the Atlanta Bar Association with the full knowledge and agreement of partners/firm management of, and will abide by all the rules and agreements as stipulated in the Lawyer Referral Service Standards & Rules document, including remittal of 15% of all received legal fees from each LRIS-referred client over and above the first $500 paid for services on the matter referred per LRIS Operating Rule 6.6 and LRIS protocols. This statement also confirms that should the member attorney above leave this firm/partnership, or the practice of law: Any open case or referral from LRIS to this attorney and remaining with this attorney will remain subject to the same reporting and fee payment agreements under which it was accepted until each case or referral is complete; and Any open case or referral not continuing with either the above attorney or firm will be immediately referred back to LRIS by the member attorney. Failure to keep these agreements will be cause for action by the Lawyer Referral & Information Services Board of Trustees. LRIS membership will be active only on return of this form with the following signatures, as appropriate to firm structure. PRINT (Firm Name) PRINT (Authorized Signatory for Firm and Title) Signature Date Revised 07/15